"My husband said that he could not believe it and he was speechless. We had been trying and waiting for so long. I myself was thrilled and so happy. After getting pregnant, we have become much closer to each other"
The long wait ended when the couple underwent treatments with Dr. Piyaphan Punyatanasakchai. Right now the new mother, Khun Supreeya de Swart has been pregnant for 15 weeks. This is after the sperm analysis result of the father, Khun Tale Peter de Swart showed too low sperm count. Let’s find out how the de Swart family feels after this good news.
How was the father’s health before?
Khun Supreeya: Actually we never knew before that we had a fertility problem. We lived a natural married life and were never on birth control but we never conceived until the 6th year when we began to look for ways. We went to see Chinese doctors in many places. My husband took many sets of Chinese medicine but we were never successful until the 8th-the 9th year when we decided to undergo treatments in different hospitals. We then found out that the reason we could not conceive was because of my husband’s poor sperm count. This problem was caused by a yellow fever when he was a child. The fever resulted in poor sperm count. We were even informed by one place that we could not have a baby with such a semen condition and that we should try to live with it. We were so sad especially my husband, he was so sad for a big while. We tried to have treatments in 1-2 places but it was not successful and we were so tired that we decided to take a break.
What are the reasons you chose to undergo treatments with Dr. Piyaphan at Jetanin?
Khun Supreeya: Our neighbors had a successful treatment with Dr. Piyaphan and gave us a recommendation. And the first time we had our treatment with Dr. Piyaphan, we were successful right away. The doctor used the ICSI technique and now I have been pregnant for 15 weeks already. The baby is very healthy. The doctor suggested that we save the embryos for our second and third pregnancies.
After the treatment, how do you feel?
Khun Supreeya: I was impressed by the information provided by the doctor. The doctor answered our questions and her explanation was very clear making us feel very confident. We felt that we received better care here. When we knew that I was pregnant, our happy feeling turned into anxiety and stress. It was difficult for us to have a baby and so we were worried that our baby may not be healthy or may have some problems. Dr. Piyaphan gave us very good advice on what we should do after I got pregnant and helped us get rid of stress. Stress is an important factor that affects the quality of pregnancy. The doctor never makes us feel stressed. She is always friendly, supportive and makes us feel relaxed all the time. Before we thought we were a problem couple but the doctor makes us feel that we have no problems at all.
After knowing you are pregnant, how do you feel and how has your family life changed?
Khun Supreeya: My husband said that he could not believe it and he was speechless. We had been trying and waiting for so long. I myself was thrilled and so happy. After getting pregnant, we became much closer to each other. My husband used to travel a lot but now he does not do it as much. We try to stay home together and he takes better care of me. As for family, I think having a child is an important part of creating a warm family. It is like having a golden chain that links our hearts together. It brings us the goal of our lives, having the child as the center. Before, when we could not have a baby, my husband always questioned what he had to work for those days. Now that we are having a child, we feel that we have a goal. We feel encouraged that we are doing things for our child. All in all, having a child has made us a fulfilled and perfect family.
After the wait ends, smiles of happiness take place. It is a great pleasure that we experience every time after every family achieves their goals as they allow us to be a part of those happy smiles, as always and just like this time.
